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Pentium G3250 vs Core i7-12700K

Pentium G3250 vs Core i7-12700K: game performance, price, value, and specification comparison. Select comparison game parameters.

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $207 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

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FPS Winner

Core i7-12700K

3.6 GHz | 12-core

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $207 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

Key Differences

In short — Core i7-12700K outperforms Pentium G3250 on the selected game parameters. We do not have the prices of both CPUs to compare value. The better performing Core i7-12700K is 2663 days newer than Pentium G3250.

Advantages of Pentium G3250

  • Consumes up to 58% less energy than Intel Core i7-12700K - 53 vs 125 Watts

Advantages of Core i7-12700K

  • Performs up to 68% better in Far Cry 6 than Pentium G3250 - 160 vs 95 FPS
  • Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G3250 - 20 vs 2 threads
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Far Cry 6

Far Cry 6

Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


FPS

95

59%

Value, $/FPS

Price, $

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


FPS

160

100%

Value, $/FPS

$1.29/FPS

100%

Price, $

$207

100%

FPS and Value Winner

Intel Core i7-12700K Gaming Desktop Processor with Integrated Graphics and 12 (8P+4E) Cores up to 5.0 GHz Unlocked LGA1700 600 Series Chipset 125W

Buy for $207 on Amazon

In Stock

Updated 78 minutes ago

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Resolution

1920 x 1080

Game Graphics

Ultra

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021

Geekbench 5 Benchmarks

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo
Pentium G3250

Desktop • Jul 21st, 2014


Single-Core

576

23%

Multi-Core

981

7%

Intel Core i7-12700K Logo
Core i7-12700K

Desktop • Nov 4th, 2021


Single-Core

2531

100%

Multi-Core

13694

100%

Intel Pentium G3250 Logo

Pentium G3250

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Intel Core i7-12700K Logo

Core i7-12700K

Jul 21st, 2014Release Date
Nov 4th, 2021
PentiumCollectionCore i7
HaswellCodenameAlder Lake
Intel Socket 1150SocketIntel Socket 1700
Desktop
Segment
Desktop
2Cores
12
2Threads
20
3.2 GHzBase Clock Speed
3.6 GHz
Non-TurboTurbo Clock Speed5.0 GHz
53 W
TDP125 W
22 nmProcess Size
10 nm
32.0xMultiplier
36.0x
Intel HD (Haswell)Integrated GraphicsUHD Graphics 770
NoOverclockable
Yes

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